executive officer

noun

Definition of executive officer

: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel

Examples of executive officer in a Sentence

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Male, 29, arrested on suspicion of obstructing/resisting an executive officer with an apparent minor injury, 100 block 14th Street. Ramona Sentinel, "Sheriff’s Reports: Aug. 25 to Sept. 2," 4 Sep. 2019 Peter Hutchinson, executive officer of Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale. Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Illegal charter boat trip halted, Coast Guard says," 13 Aug. 2019 Top executive officers, such as the FBI director, are well aware that those communications are presumptively privileged, and that the privilege belongs to the president. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "The DOJ Will Not Prosecute James Comey over Trump Memos," 3 Aug. 2019 The state party and the national party are at odds over how the state picks its executive officers, like Worley. al, "Who’s worse for Alabama: Mike Hubbard or Nancy Worley?," 30 July 2019 Brandon Winarchick, the former Portage County Juvenile Detention Center executive officer, was hired Monday to lead the center where his predecessor resigned after five hours on the job. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Questions over first choice bring new pick for acting Cuyahoga County sheriff: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019," 6 Aug. 2019 In the vast majority of cases, Metro could, said Conan Cheung, a senior executive officer overseeing the study. Laura J. Nelson, latimes.com, "L.A. is hemorrhaging bus riders — worsening traffic and hurting climate goals," 27 June 2019 The Maryland Governor or other state or local executive officers may have authority to do so under current Maryland law. Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Neil Gorsuch Scorns the “Offended” Atheists," 21 June 2019 Joe Yun, the Water Commission's executive officer, said more explicit project proposals benefited Sites and other applicants. Dale Kasler, sacbee, "Voters OK'd billions for new reservoirs in 2014. California is about to start spending," 20 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of executive officer

1776, in the meaning defined above

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